2008-2009 INSTRUCTIONAL UNITS Taught and Supported by the District 112 IMCs

Kindergarten: Alphabet Activities: Skill addressed: organization of materials AASL 2.1.2
Kindergarten: Mother Goose and Beyond
Kindergarten: Sorting Activities: Skill addressed: classification and organization AASL 2.1.2
Kindergarten: Storybook Friends
Kindergarten: Storytelling and Creative Drama
Kindergarten: Picture Walks
Kindergarten: Author studies, Retelling, predicting, compare and contrast, Monarch Book
1st Grade: Author studies - Dr. Seuss, James Marshall, Beatrix Potter, Steven Kellogg
1st Grade Research: Honeybees
1st Grade Research: Lincoln, Washington, King Jr.
1st Grade Research: Penguins
1st Grade Research: Thanksgiving
1st Grade Storytelling and Story Elements
1st Grade: Give an Award to an Author!
2nd Grade Weather: Where should Dear Aunt Sally move? Skill addressed: inquiry based questioning, research, organization AASL 3.1.1, 2.2.2. 2.3.1, 2.1.5, 2.1.6
2nd Grade Folklore Unit, including picture book creation and Battle of the Folk Tales
2nd Grade Geography: Where I Live using Comic Life: Skill addressed: organizing data and sequencing, creating technology based products: AASL 1.2.4, 3.1.5
2nd Grade Geography and Literature: Stories from the continents
2nd Grade Research: All About...Publishing and Circulating Non-fiction student's books
2nd Grade Research: Habitats and Animals in Habitats
2nd Grade Research: Storms, Thanksgiving, Ocean Habitats
2nd Grade: Science: Desert fantasy animals using Power Point
2nd Grade: Creating a book based on the style of Knuffle Bunny using Comic Life. Skill addressed: Parts of a book, ordering, creating technology based products. AASL 2.2.1, Illinois 3.B.1a
2nd Grade: Science/Social Studies Research: Process Reports "From to _"
3rd Grade Constellations/Greek Myths/Podcasting
3rd Grade Jack Tale Unit
3rd Grade Short Stories and Literary Elements
Third Grade: Similes and Metaphores: Playing With Language
3rd Grade Literature: Cinderella and her many versions
3rd Grade Immigration: Podcasting: Skills addressed: Research, communication. AASL 1.1.9, 2.1.5, 3.1.3
3rd Grade Research: Chicago
3rd Grade Research: Ocean Animals
3rd Grade Research: Pioneers
3rd Grade Research: Plants
3rd Grade Research: Solar System
3rd Grade Research: Universe (Flat Stanley goes into Space)
3rd Grade: Awesome Authors
4th Grade Book Report: Comic Life: Skills addressed: Organization of information, parts of a book. AASL 4.1.2, 4.4.1, 4.4.6
4th Grade Unit: Homeless
4th Grade: Awesome Authors
4th Grade: Tall Tales
4th Grade: Techniques of Poetry
4th Grade Research: Forests
4th Grade Research: Geology
4th Grade Research: Owls Using Comic Life
4th Grade Research: Immigration and Countries
4th Grade: Student Storytellers
4th Grade: World Almania: Finding Information in Nonfiction
5th Grade Novel Study: A Wrinkle in Time
5th Grade Novel Study: Mildred Taylor
5th Grade Science Fiction Unit
5th Grade: Awesome Authors
5th Grade: Coast to Coast - U.S. Geography
5th Grade: Elements of Poetry
5th Grade Science research: Astronomy
5th Grade Research: Human Body systems
5th Grade Intro to Research: World Book Online
5th Grade Biography Introduction
5th Grade Research: Climate Change Wiki
5th Grade Research: Global Warming
5th Grade Research: Native Americans
5th Grade Research: Presidents
5th Grade Research: War...What Is It Good For?
5th Grade: Cookbook Extravaganza: Skills addressed, Parts of a book, organization of information, technology based products AASL 4.1.2, 4.4.1, 4.4.6
5th Grade: World Almania: Finding Information in Nonfiction
5th Grade: Website Evaluation
6th Grade: Humanities : Comic Life
6th Grade Research: Homelessness, Halloween Around the World, Countries and Continents, Spanish-speaking countries
6th Grade : Study Skills : Power Point, i_Movie, Scratch, Book talks
7th Grade: Science, Social Studies: Comic Life, Power Point, iMovie, Podcasts
7th Grade Cross-curricular: Science and English: Genetics
7th Grade: Forms of poetry
7th Grade: Research: World cultures, Current Events, Geography, Persuassive paper, Big6
8th Grade: Science, Social Studies: Comic Life, Power Point, iMovie, Podcasts
8th Grade Research: Project Citizen, Big6, Space
8th Grade Cross Curricular: Social Studies and English: Decades
6th,7th, & 8th Grade Music: Garage Band, iMovie, Podcasts, Book talks